What event in 1869 slashed trade costs by shrinking the travel time between Asian and European ports?
A. the opening of portage railroads at Corinth and Suez
B. the launching of double-side-wheel ocean steamers
C. the opening of the Panama Canal
D. the opening of the Suez Canal
Answer: D
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a) Ross Perot b) Al Gore c) Hillary Clinton d) Geraldine Ferraro
Jeffersonians believed in
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What will be an ideal response?